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Eleven years after leading Bradley to the Sweet 16 for the first time since the NCAA men's basketball tournament expanded to 64 teams, the Niles native and Notre Dame College Prep alumnus etched his name in UC Davis lore by leading the school to its first NCAA Tournament berth.

UC Davis (22-12) defeated UC Irvine 50-47 Saturday evening in the Big West tournament championship game to secure an automatic bid. The Aggies are a 16 seed in the Midwest Regional and will face North Carolina Central (25-8) at 5:40 p.m. CDT Wednesday in a play-in game in Dayton, Ohio.

For Les, who is in his sixth season as the UC Davis coach, it represents a...

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